词汇 | shift gears |
释义 | Idiom shift gears to suddenly change what you are doing.I'd like to shift gears now and talk about a personal concern. Etymology: based on the idea that a vehicle will change speed when you change gears (= machine parts) shift gearsTo quickly or abruptly change what one is doing or discussing. With that out of the way, let's shift gears and discuss our strategy for the third quarter. About halfway into the story, the book shifts gears and begins a narrative from the perspective of the antagonist. |
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